Intel Xeon 3060 First result! 56K soon to be DEATH!

**NightRaven** · 12-01-2006, 12:41 AM

haha or probably cuz we all are not running servers that we cant tell.. basically on desktop these do the same.. but put them in a server.. maybe thats where the differences come out?

**NightRaven** · 12-01-2006, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by bofors

It looks like the minimum voltage for 100% stability at 3.6 GHz is about 1.525V on my system. It is very stable at 1.5125V but I ran both cores under full load over night and it frooze at some point.

hmm yea... i could do 3.55ghz 1.5V but then came to orthos full load.. failed after 3 hours.. and so far.. 1.55v and 3.46ghz has been rock solid for 5 hours.. my ambients here in Singapore are 30 degrees celcius.

i need to do more testing really.. the 680i is flaky at best.. requires lots of time and patience.. could be due to my other voltages that 3.55 or 3.6 dun run well.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by NightRaven

... but put them in a server.. maybe thats where the differences come out?

There is no difference. Again, Intel only designs one x86 core now. It is the same across the entire line, from laptops to servers. This is part of their new strategy.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 01:00 AM

Are you guys with 3060's running with EIST ("SpeedStep") on or turning it off?

Mine has been on and I was thinking it might want to leave it on for a 24 / 7 application.

**RLM** · 12-01-2006, 02:17 AM

Are you guys with 3060's running with EIST ("SpeedStep") on or turning it off?

I've tried both on and off, not sure if there is a difference yet. I have however disabled throttling and that does seem to make a difference stability wise.

Been meaning to also re-install windows 64 bit as well. Would be interested to see how that fares.

RLM

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 05:19 AM

Originally Posted by RLM

... I have however disabled throttling and that does seem to make a difference stability wise.

I am not sure what you mean by "throttling" here, is that something you disabled in BIOS like EIST/SpeedSpeed (or is this some setting in Windows)?

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 05:43 AM

Originally Posted by bofors

I am not sure what you mean by "throttling" here, is that something you disabled in BIOS like EIST/SpeedSpeed (or is this some setting in Windows)?

that is a bios thing. pretty much if your chip gets above a certain temperature then the chip will throttle in order to cool down (prevent chip from overheating and getting damaged).

in the aw9d max, there are two ways this happens...

1. i can't remember

2. it'll lower the your mult to 6x and voltage to 0.8-ish volts if i remember correctly.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by shimmishim

that is a bios thing. pretty much if your chip gets above a certain temperature then the chip will throttle in order to cool down (prevent chip from overheating and getting damaged).
...
it'll lower the your mult to 6x and voltage to 0.8-ish volts if i remember correctly.

That sounds exactly the same as EIST/SpeedStep:

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology allows the system to dynamically adjust processor voltage and core frequency...

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/rese...nce/203838.htm

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 06:13 AM

yeah. well i blieve the new beta bios from abit removed EIST or it automatically disables it as default..

gosh i wish i were in front of my computer, then i could tell ya what it is exactly...

**GPSeek** · 12-01-2006, 06:45 AM

Just a quick update:
4*900 = 3.6GHz at 1.40v Orthos stable for 4+ hours

core temp 0.94 reads the core temperature around 63~67C at lowest speed of TT120.

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 06:49 AM

Originally Posted by GPSeek

Just a quick update:
4*900 = 3.6GHz at 1.40v Orthos stable for 4+ hours

core temp 0.94 reads the core temperature around 63~67C at lowest speed of TT120.

thanks for the results.

i was hoping yours would do 3.6 @ 1.35ish ... i guess i can expect similar results.

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 06:50 AM

one more thing...

any issues with the flatness of the IHS? i remember how the earlier ones had such issues with the middle of the IHS being concave

**bobov** · 12-01-2006, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by GPSeek

Just a quick update:
4*900 = 3.6GHz at 1.40v Orthos stable for 4+ hours

core temp 0.94 reads the core temperature around 63~67C at lowest speed of TT120.

Congrats. 1.40v in bios or in windows? Packing date please.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 07:22 AM

Originally Posted by bobov

Packing date please.

He has an L628B211

**bobov** · 12-01-2006, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by bofors

He has an L628B211

Seems better than L629A780 at low voltage.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 07:45 AM

Are CPU vCore's supposed to be 100% motherboard independent?

(Considering that the motherboard is supplying the voltage, I would think not.)

**GPSeek** · 12-01-2006, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by shimmishim

one more thing...

any issues with the flatness of the IHS? i remember how the earlier ones had such issues with the middle of the IHS being concave

Ha, you're a serious overclocker

I did not inspect the surface with any instrumentations but naked eyes

The only thing I found out was that the surface had some oil remains on it. So I cleaned it with some lens cleaning liquid.
The heatsink finish of Tuniq 120 is not very good either. I did not lap it.

**GPSeek** · 12-01-2006, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by bobov

Congrats. 1.40v in bios or in windows? Packing date please.

in bios for sure.

**bofors** · 12-01-2006, 07:57 AM

My Xeon 3060 boxes (L629A780) have an extra sticker with a barcode that covers up the "EAN", "UPC" and "PACK DATE" information.

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by GPSeek

Ha, you're a serious overclocker

I did not inspect the surface with any instrumentations but naked eyes

The only thing I found out was that the surface had some oil remains on it. So I cleaned it with some lens cleaning liquid.
The heatsink finish of Tuniq 120 is not very good either. I did not lap it.

the way i test it is to put some thermal grease and spread a thin layer on the whole cpu... then i'll push it against the bottom of a heatsink or wateblock... then i'll pull it off to see where it has touched or not...

a flat IHS will leave a nice smear mark wherever it has touched the heatsink and will look undisturbed where it hasn't touched.

you can also look at the bottom of the heatsink to see where it has or hasn't as well...

**RLM** · 12-01-2006, 08:28 AM

In the abit bios you have an EIST setting and a separate throttling setting, so they are not the same as far as I know

RPG

**GPSeek** · 12-01-2006, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by bofors

My Xeon 3060 boxes (L629A780) have an extra sticker with a barcode that covers up the "EAN", "UPC" and "PACK DATE" information.

That might be just a barcode sticker of your reseller. I don't see any reasons Intel want to cover up its own UPC.

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by GPSeek

That might be just a barcode sticker of your reseller. I don't see any reasons Intel want to cover up its own UPC.

yeah.. did you get it from newegg? i know newegg has their own bar code thing they put on all retail packages

**fhpchris** · 12-01-2006, 09:30 AM

So I went to go play with my Badaxe2, roomate insisted on using his POS Ultra 500w that he got free after rebate, and I thought, "hey this is conore + x800 vanilla, its gotta work!?" It booted, and I went in bios and changed the voltages to what I normally would use....

And the psu died, taking the mobo with it

Needless to say he now owns a Silverstone ST56ZF Zeus!

**shimmishim** · 12-01-2006, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by fhpchris

So I went to go play with my Badaxe2, roomate insisted on using his POS Ultra 500w that he got free after rebate, and I thought, "hey this is conore + x800 vanilla, its gotta work!?" It booted, and I went in bios and changed the voltages to what I normally would use....

And the psu died, taking the mobo with it

Needless to say he now owns a Silverstone ST56ZF Zeus!

ouch! so your badaxe2 is dead?

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